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Schaumburg, IL
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Schaumburg profile


Living in Schaumburg



Schaumburg is a larger medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 76,225 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, Schaumburg is the 12th largest community in Illinois.

Schaumburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although Schaumburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Schaumburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Schaumburg are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.04% of adults in Schaumburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Schaumburg in 2018 was $46,922, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $187,688 for a family of four. However, Schaumburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Schaumburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Schaumburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schaumburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Schaumburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schaumburg include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Schaumburg's cultural character, accounting for 31.39% of the village’s population.

The most common language spoken in Schaumburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Spanish.